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HotChocolate

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Street Address 1747 N Damen
Chicago, IL 60647
Phone773-489-1747
Website URL www.hotchocolatechicag...

Things have slipped a notch at Mindy Segal’s popular Bucktown lair. Much of the crowd-pleasing fare seems to be resting on its impeccably sourced laurels, and pacing issues compound the problem. Seek out the Plapp Farm grits with Laughing Bird Caribbean white shrimp with red onion and mushrooms; avoid the olive-oil-poached tuna melt with wild capers and Havarti. And what must be Chicago’s most extensive and ever-changing dessert list still leans to fun—if over-the-top—creations, like Thoughts on a Peanut Butter Cup: a rich mousse with hot fudge, Concord grape syrup, and great peanut butter cookie dough truffles.

Additional Information

Rating: 1 star

Price: $30-$39

Cuisine: Contemporary American

Neighborhood: Bucktown/Wicker Park

Noteworthy:
child friendly
telephone reservations
wheelchair accessible
will seat past 10:30 p.m.

Dishes We Liked:


Plapp Farm grits with Laughing Bird Caribbean white shrimp ($13), charred baby octopus and frisée salad ($13), macaroni and cheese with Rothkase Gruyère and Carr Valley mammoth Cheddar ($10), Thoughts on a Peanut Butter Cup ($12)

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Hours: L Wed-Fri, D Tue-Sun. Br Sat, Sun.

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